Seat Belts

Unless you find some nice ones from a part out I would buy new and not try rebuilding. If something ever happened I wouldn't want the last thing going through my head to be did I do a good job rebuilding that belt holding my child in.

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Unless you find some nice ones from a part out I would buy new and not try rebuilding. If something ever happened I wouldn't want the last thing going through my head to be did I do a good job rebuilding that belt holding my child in.

X2.

And that seems to be a fair price.

Morris4x4 has them for a few dollars less.

Are xj's the same? Scrap yard?

I replaced the whole seat belt assemblies in the CJ, both because of the retractors acting up but also I figured the belt itself could use replacement after years of UV/weather exposure.

If they are just not retracting you can try cleaning the belt. It gets stiff with all the crud over the years and doesn't want to wind up. You can try to do it in place, but it can be a PITA. If you are going to take it off to wash it outside of the jeep, you might as well increase the tension on the mechanism too. You can also check for crud in the mechanism as well (you should not try to take it apart because it is a mess to try to get back together)
There are vids on youtube like this one.

Or you could get it repaired:
http://www.safetyrestore.com/s…e/9-seat-belt-repair.html

https://www.seatbeltplanet.com…ries/jeep-belts/wrangler/

Just bought some lap belts for the jump seats in the pete from these guys. Good price and quick ship. The jeep ones r not that cheap but safety really shouldnt be.

Quote from astape

The jeep ones r not that cheap but safety really shouldnt be.

Safey Third!

I bought new belts (front/rear) the year before last and I went through the same questions. I searched the webz and basically found that pretty much all of belts sold are only made by only a few manufacturers out there. The prices across the board were pretty much all the same. I ordered them through Quadratec and they took about a week as they are shipped directly from the manufacturer in FL.

I never considered the option of rebuilding the belts or finding used ones for a couple reasons... 1. They were 20+ years old 2. I found a few spots where the webbing was beginning to fray 3. I had been in an accident and the recommendmendation is that belts be replaced but the insurance co never did 4. Needed to be absolutely sure that the kids were safe while riding in the Jeep

With a safety item as important as seatbelts are, I just chose to go with new ones. I figured my family's and I's live's are worth at least $200.

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I figured my family's and I's live's are worth at least $200.

This.

Have you tried lubing the latch portion?

I would think a lot of crud collects in there.

Brake cleaner will remove all oil and melt some plastics.

I'd be careful with it.

Silicone spray or even WD-40 would be a better choice.

Quote from Chief57

Thanks everyone. Yes, I'm more inclined to just buy new than try to repair. I was just hoping there was some hidden vendor out there that could do a lot better than Q-tec. What's interesting to me is for that price you don't even get the entire package. The latch portion portion is a separate purchase. Since I have come to dislike my latch (it usually sticks when I hit the release button), I kinda wish I could go with another style -- like the aircraft-inspired rotary release latch or something like that....but then we're getting into the more sophisticated 4-point and 5-point seat belts. Jim

?????????? I'd call and check on that. My set came with the retractable side and the buckle side as well. The description makes it sound as if the buckle side is sold separately but I think they're referring to different styles of buckles or the pattern on the release button itself. There is a number somewhere for Seatbelt Solutions that I found when I got the wrong sized buckles (my mistake during order). I don't know why they'd sell the buckle side separately even if it's a TJ instead of a YJ.

They are separate. It says to reuse the old one, but are available. (For TJ's)

http://www.seatbeltsolutions.com/jeep.html

Probably because of the switch.

And 97-02 and 03-06 are different.

The Corbeau is a generic belt, but should work out. On my XJ, I unplugged the sensor at one point (forget why, probably when pulling the soaked carpet) and never plugged it back in. If it's unplugged, it doesn't activate the light or annoying chime. Guys that run both 3-pt and harness belts will usually unplug the 3-pt so it doesn't complain when they're using the harness offroad.